Guns in the wrong hands continue to claim too many young lives, lives like those of Andre Wallace and Natasha Marsh, the fine young D.C. residents who were gunned down in front of Natasha's home last week and were buried just yesterday.

Natasha Marsh provided everything the title role needed: a strong but quiet beautiful presence, sensitive acting and a finely handled lyric soprano voice.

Natasha Marsh signed an exclusive recording contract with EMI Classics in September 2006 and her debut album Amour was released on 19 February 2007.

A third version is called "Ai Giochi Addio", featuring lyrics by Elsa Morante, and has been performed by opera singers such as Luciano Pavarotti and Natasha Marsh.

Her second album, Natasha Marsh, was released in 2008.

The killing of the two youths - Andre Wallace and Natasha Marsh, both 17 - led today to additional counselors and extra security measures, including searches, at Woodrow Wilson High, in an affluent area of Northwest Washington, where the two were seniors.

These include Alfie Boe, Natasha Marsh and Natalie Clein.

On 24 August 2007 he performed at the Arundel Festival alongside Natasha Marsh.

"Natasha Marsh" (Self-titled CD featuring Alfie Boe duet on "Brindisi" (La Traviata) - EMI Classics, 2008)

Natasha Marsh is a classical crossover soprano delighting audiences with selections ranging from arias to classic pop.